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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

There’re great many balls inside a ball
and another countless balls inside one of the great many balls..

Because of compulsive disorder, Kusama Yayoi expresses hallucination from inside of her to a space, and she is finally called ‘The queen of dots’

She seems to want us to see what she sees
through her works. She spreads dot prints on the every ceiling, wall and floor,
and it gives us an illusion of space. We feel like falling into a world make of
dots.

Yayoi also creates an endless dot world by
using a lot of mirrors and beams. It looks psychological representation of her
inner world.

“I just wanted to pull out the white
circles looked like millet that endlessly multiplying up the wall from my
sketchbook.”

Her fancy art works become her more popular
because the works are looked simply kinds of graphic design ones.

This room is for arts participation by
visitors. All you do is decorating the room by using colorful dot stickers.

[Kusama Yayoi: A Dream I Dreamed]

[Information]

○ Period : July 16(Tue) ~ Nov 3(Sun) ※ Closed on Mondays

○ Time : 10:00am~07:00pm ※ Ticketing from 09:30am

○ Venue : Daegu Art Museum, http://www.daeguartmuseum.org

[Admission Fee]

Age

Individual

Organization (more than 20 persons)

General

Adult (19~64)

5,000 won

4,000 won

Youth (13~18)

3,000 won

2,000 won

Kids (7~12)

2,000 won

1,500 won

Discount(50%)

Recipients of basic living, Family with more than 3 kids, Volunteers who work over 100 hours, Green card holders

Free

The elderly (60~), Toddler, Men of national merit, The disabled

[Online Reservation]

Online reservation is available for organizational visitors only on the Daegu art museum web site. ☛http://www.daeguartmuseum.org/about/about06.html (Korean)

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Did you know not all KTX train tickets from Dong-Daegu to Seoul are the same price? Ever wonder why your ticket price keeps changing? For those of you looking to save money and are flexible on times there is a cheaper KTX train you can take .

Normally you would pay 40,000w - 44,000w for a one way KTX ticket to Seoul. However, there is a less frequent route that runs thru Ulsan/Gyeongju via Suwon to Seoul. Because this train takes about 45 mins longer than a normal KTX due to its longer route the ticket is priced lower at 33,500w ($30) shaving about 10,000w off the regular price.

<Seoul KTX Price List>

<KTX Fare>

There are only four trains per day that follow this route and stop at Suwon so look on the Korail site for the Suwon trains to find the train numbers and times. If you are only going as far as Suwon it would cost you as low as 30,300w ($28). You can then take the metro from Suwon and be in Seoul later in the day.

<Suwon Train Line>

<2nd Suwon Train Line>

Another option is to buy an annual membership for 80,000w ($70) which saves 10% for personal members or 30% for business members. However, I don't have one and don't know if this can be pooled between friends. Going to Seoul can be an expensive return trip by KTX but there are various options. The cheapest way is still by bus or Mugunghwa train but the slow KTX via Suwon can shave another hour off slow bus/train times while providing the comfort of a KTX train.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Costume parades are not only magnificent spectacles, they also show distinct features of the festivals. As the way people dress up, sing and dance on the parade, the Looker on get different impressions from each festivals.

[Daegu Colorful Festival Parade]

The Daegu Colorful Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Daegu. Various programs and events are arranged every years, above all the costume parade is always the highlight of the festival.

The parade have been consisted of people participating in the festival. Especially, foreigners are also available to entry in the parade in this year. Anyone can organize performance team of the costume parade, if they submit the application on the online.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Buy the Book Cafeis located right in the downtown but it is easy to pass by this secret place without notice. Ihavewalkedthroughthis area forso many years butIhaven'treallythoughtaboutnavigating the stairs
in thisbuilding.

After climbingthe stairs, you will get to see inside view of buy the book cafe :) The first impression about this place was 'Interesting'.They havefree and unique atmosphere as you can see.

The owner welcomed me kindly and also asked whether I came here for language exchange or not. Apparently, many things are organized here such aslanguage exchange which is a meeting with Korean and foreigners on every Friday from 8pm, farmer's market dayselling all the home made good, jewelry, clothes stuff on the last Sunday of every month. Oh, the market day will be held this Sunday so drop by there if you wake up early in the lazy morning :)

This place is worthy of its name 'Buy the Book Cafe' as literally there are so many books are displayed. All of them are used english books I guess. So if you have been struggling to find an used english book store, don't worry be here.

Books, books and endless bunch of books everywhere!! As a book lover, this place was an oasis for me :D

Plus, you will be able to get international brand snacks, chips and sweets you love. Don't have to bring your car or costco card for bulk food items.

At the corner of here, open kitchen exists. The owner and other staffs make nice foods by themselves. To be honest I really didn't expect about the foods but they were amazing.

This is a menu. You can have a variety of options to enjoy international foods from heavy hamburger to fresh vegan salad. Most of them are western style foods with reasonable price. In my personal experiences, it is safe to say that this place would be the only one place provides many vagan foods.

Iordered poutine(fries topped with cheese curds, gravy sauce) and uhmm forgot the name for another one lol maybe it was chili enchiladas. For me, they were exotice a bit but still so good. I would definately love to visit here again for these foods, very soon!!

Guess what? I got petite-size 팥빙수(patbingsu, shaved ice with red bean, fruits, icecream etc.) for free from stompy ruffers. It is a small patbingsu shop in the buy the book cafe which is running by another person. They tasted also good and healthy. Having a patbingsu must be the best way to beat the heat.The thing I liked the most about the Buy the Book Cafe was nobody cares. Of course they pay attention to people and taste of the food very carefully. What I want to say is it is a place that unimpeded by anyone else compared with other Korean restaurants. With friends or alone, buy the book cafe is always good place to visit.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Sometimes, while living in Korea, you just
need a break from all of the gokee—while delicious, the samgyeopsal, bulgogi,
and galbi can sit a little heavy, especially with Daegu’s unwavering wall of scorchery.
And while many foreigners are discouraged at first sight of their comparatively
closet-sized kitchens, it’s no excuse to avoid them altogether. In fact, you
may just learn to appreciate Korean cuisine a little more if you take matters
into your own hands. Here, we give a ten-minute meal suggestion, a lighter
summer dish that serves up nicely with some rice, veggies, and kimchi—no pork
included.

Tofu, in Korean, is known as “dubu”—maybe
easiest to remember once you’ve had your first few bites of sundubu jjigae, or
soft tofu stew. Tofu is made when soybeans—an abundant Korean crop—are soaked,
crushed, and cooked into soy milk, and coagulated (changed into a solid) into
blocks to make bean curd. It can then be sold soft or “silken” (순두부), or pressed and
drained and sold as firm (단단한두부or부드러운 두부 ), or extra firm tofu.

Most health researchers suggest buying tofu
organic, as many soy products contain GMOs, including
those in Korea. Pulmone, as pictured above offers organic goods as noted by
the small green “organic” label on the bottom middle of the package.

Tofu is best-known for its high protein
content and ability to carry flavor, making it an excellent meat substitute. If
it’s your first time cooking with tofu, we recommend the firm variety as its
texture is a lot more friendly (read: doesn’t jiggle in your jjigae)—and that’s
exactly what this simple recipe for Tofu
Buchim requires.

First, let’s make the sauce—you’ve probably
got all of these ingredients on-hand already!

In a small bowl, mix:

3 tbsp soy sauce (tamari or coconut aminos
work great, too)

2 tsp red pepper powder

½ tbsp minced garlic

½ tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp sesame seeds

1 tbsp sugar (I subbed agave syrup)

Now that you’ve got your sauce-uh, set it
aside, and cut a whole block(one package) of firm or extra-firm tofu into about
8 1x1.5-inch blocks (slice into 1-inch strips and then cut those in half).

Now, fry the tofu in a pan over
medium-high heat using your oil of choice, flipping as necessary until it is
golden-brown. We found this easiest to do using chopsticks as not to break up
our little blocks.

Lay the tofu out on a plate and drizzle
with sauce as desired. Top with chopped green onion to make it all fancy and
feel like a pro chef.

Serve it up alongside some veggies
(kimchi, anyone?) and rice and you’ve got yourself a well-balanced Korean meal.
Now, invite all of your friends over to show off your awesome
Korean chef skills—mmm, mashisseoyo!